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Stephanie Hemphill

Stephanie Hemphill

Reporter
Minnesota Public Radio
shemphill@mpr.org

Stephanie Hemphill has been a reporter for Minnesota Public Radio since 2000. She reported from Duluth for seven years; in 2007 she was transferred to St. Paul to take on the environment beat. She covers resource issues, water quality, and climate change, with a concentration on energy policy. She has reported for National Public Radio, the Great Lakes Radio Consortium, and other regional and national outlets. She has received numerous awards from state and regional journalism organizations.

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Experts gather in St. Paul for renewable energy conference

About 700 people from industry, academia, and politics gathered in St. Paul today Tuesday to learn about the latest trends in renewable energy. (11/17/2009)
Waste storage casks

PUC approves Prairie Island power increase

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved a plan for Xcel Energy to increase the power it produces at its Prairie Island nuclear plant, and to store more radioactive waste on site. (11/12/2009)
Cutting ash trees

St. Paul takes emerald ash borer battle to the streets

It was a taste of what's to come for other neighborhoods, as the city fights back against the Emerald ash borer, when people on a street in St. Paul, not far from the Fairgrounds, watched their ash trees coming down Wednesday. (11/05/2009)

PolyMet takes next steps for controversial mine

Plans are moving ahead for a copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, a type of mining new to the state, but in other parts of the world similar mines are polluting rivers and lakes. (10/23/2009)

Businesses clash with U.S. chamber over climate change legislation

Some Minnesota businesses are opposing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce position on climate change legislation. (10/14/2009)

Xcel finishing up Riverside plant emission-reduction conversion

Xcel Energy is celebrating the final stage of a $1 billion retrofit of its metro-area power plants. Tuesday afternoon, the company will dedicate the Riverside plant in northeast Minneapolis. (10/13/2009)

Availability of fresh food, exercise linked to healthy living

Efforts to bring a supermarket into an underserved St. Paul neighborhood shine a light on a often overlooked fact: where we live has a direct effect on how we eat, exercise and ultimately, how healthy we are. (10/06/2009)

Ag Sec. Tom Vilsack wants mandatory recalls on tainted food

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the Obama administration is working to improve food safety. (10/05/2009)

Solar Tour weekend kicks off with electric-car display at U of M

It's the Solar Tour weekend, and this year the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society is also organizing a program on electric cars and renewable energy. (10/02/2009)

Activists urge rejection of nuclear waste reprocessing

Sixteen Minnesota groups want the state's congressional delegation to reject proposals to allow reprocessing of nuclear waste. (09/30/2009)

Schools send money for water filters in Mpls' sister city of Najaf, Iraq

A public meeting Wednesday will describe local efforts to help provide clean water to schools in Najaf, Iraq. Najaf is the newest sister city for Minneapolis. (09/30/2009)

Minnesota getting federal money for health tracking Web sites

Minnesota will get federal money to track public health, and to create an environmental health Web site. (09/24/2009)

USDA using $80M a year to improve water quality in Mississippi River

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is setting aside $80 million a year for water-quality improvement projects in the Mississippi River Basin. (09/24/2009)

Fish and Wildlife Service draft plan to deal with climate change on wildlife

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wednesday released the draft of a plan to deal with the impact of climate change on wildlife and natural ecosystems. (09/23/2009)

Invasive spiny water fleas found in Lake Mille Lacs

The Minnesota DNR has discovered spiny water fleas in Lake Mille Lacs. (09/23/2009)